MORE GIMP CONTENT THAN ANY OTHER COURSE WITH 240 LECTURES, OVER 30 HOURS OF CONTENT

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It's finally time for you to master GIMP.

Do you just wish you knew all of the great things GIMP had to offer (especially as an alternative to or replacement for Photoshop)? Have you taken photos with your camera but don't know how to edit them? Are you struggling to make your images look great or professional in GIMP? Are you curious as to what GIMP can offer as a graphic design program? Not sure which methods are best for getting professional results?

This is the course for you!

Join over 4,500 students and start mastering GIMP 2.10 today! This course has more in-depth GIMP 2.10 content than any other course on the platform, plus tons of projects, assignments and course resources to help you practice the skills learned in each lecture.

Get familiar with photo editing in GIMP 2.10 to improve your photos and master photo retouching with this BEST SELLING course, taught by an 8 year GIMP expert and photographer. No Photoshop required!

In This Course, You'll Learn:

Getting started with GIMP

The GIMP layout and other GIMP Basics

A comprehensive overview of ALL GIMP tools in the Toolbox, including:

Selection Tools

Path Tool

Transform Tools

Paint Tools

Text Tool

Miscellaneous Tools

Setting up the program interface for photo retouching

Opening RAW images into GIMP

Editing your photos to improve their color and quality

Color balancing

levels adjustment

Brightness & Contrast

Hue/Saturation

Hue/Chroma

Sharpening an image

Touching up an image

Eye enhancement

Creating a "Vogue" look

Designing a Photo Collage Using Multiple Images and Layer Masks

All 38 layer modes found in GIMP for blending images

Includes explanations of each Layer Mode Type

Scaling and cropping your images, including cropping images into a circle shape

Enhancing your photos with lighting effects and filters

Editing Black and White Photos

Creating social media banners for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Includes free templates for social media banners

Exporting your images out of GIMP for use in print or web projects

PLUS you'll get access to over 10 hours of Bonus Photo Editing Tutorials, Graphic Design Tutorials, and Photo Manipulation Tutorials (including GIMP 2.10 tutorials) at the end of the course - commercial free - to help you further develop and acquire new GIMP skills! Tutorials cover a wide range of topics, including:

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Whether you want to edit photos for clients, touch up your own portraits, or make your own graphic design compositions, this is the place to start! Join over 4,500 students!

By the end of this course, you will have a strong understanding of how to use the photo editing tools within GIMP. You will also develop a better eye for coloring and correcting your images. Overall, you'll be able to more consistently enhance images for a better looking final product!

My goal for this course is to teach you the proper and professional way to edit your photos, plus how to create amazing graphic design projects or compositions. I don't take shortcuts in my methods - I only recommend the best methods based on my 8 years of experience using GIMP and the recommendations that come straight from the creators of the GIMP photo editor. This comprehensive course will, in the end, allow you to focus on your artistic abilities when editing photos while also harnessing your newly-acquired technical knowledge of the GIMP program. Take the limitations and guesswork out of your photo editing and design process and create with confidence!

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Welcome to my GIMP 2.10 Masterclass! Go from a beginner to a pro GIMP user and photo editor with the tips and techniques I've provided throughout this course. We'll be covering some GIMP, design, and photo editing basics, as well as getting into some more intricate stuff (nothing you're not capable of doing, though). This course is beginner friendly, but also great for intermediate GIMP users looking to improve their photo editing skills. There's a lot to go over, so let's get started!

Read this article to learn how to get the most out of this course with a few useful tips to help you remember the information from lectures and apply what you are learning.

How to Get the Most Out of This Course

04:35

Get a list of the Sections, Lectures, Quizzes, and Assignments found in this course via this course Syllabus. Easily find the content you are looking for.

Syllabus: What's in This Course

11:42

Welcome to GIMP 2.10! Let's start off with an introduction to GIMP and the course - including where and how to download this amazing free photo editor and how to install it on your computer.

GIMP 2.10: Introduction and How to Download GIMP

02:02

In this lecture, I show you how to customize the user interface to your liking (I highly recommend having your user interface look like mine to make following remaining lectures much easier). I'll show you how to change the color and style of the user interface, as well as adjust the size and style of your icons. Plus, I walk you through how to improve the performance of GIMP on your computer.

GIMP 2.10: How to Customize Your GIMP Theme + Improve Performance

05:18

GIMP 2.10 comes with a darker theme and "symbolic" icons by default, which can be a bit challenging to get used to. Luckily, it's easy to adjust your theme and icon theme to make the transition from GIMP 2.8 to GIMP 2.10 much easier! In this lecture, I'll show you how to customize your GIMP user interface.

How to Customize Your GIMP User Interface

02:02

The GIMP layout is easy to navigate and understand once you get to know it. This lecture delves into the 5 different sections of the GIMP layout, including their main functions and how they will be useful when you are using GIMP 2.10.

GIMP 2.10: The GIMP Layout

04:30

All photo editing in GIMP starts with the basic knowledge of how to open up your photos into GIMP 2.10. This lecture shows you all the ways you can accomplish this task to easily get started with your photo retouching endeavors.

GIMP 2.10: How to Open Images Into GIMP

03:29

The toolbox is one of the most important areas within GIMP 2.10 - and I provide an introduction to this part of the GIMP layout. I will go over the tools in more detail in later lectures, but this is a great place to start if you are completely new to GIMP and need to learn your way around.

GIMP 2.10: Introduction to the GIMP Toolbox

02:10

The GIMP image window is where you will be viewing and editing the photos you upload from your camera and bring into GIMP. You can also use this area to navigate your image, and perform some other cool functions. We dive into the Image Window section of the GIMP 2.10 layout for this lecture!

The Lesson on the Quick Mask can be found in Section 9: GIMP 2.10 Selection Areas, Lecture 74.

GIMP 2.10: The GIMP Image Window

02:15

Creating a new composition in GIMP is also a quintessential task for getting started with your photo editing projects. Learn how to create new projects from scratch and choose the right settings when getting started with GIMP.

GIMP 2.10: Create a New Composition

01:33

In this lecture, I show you how to access commonly used image adjustment tools via keyboard shortcuts. By assigning shortcuts to your tools, you can drastically improve your workflow and get projects completed faster.

How to Assign Keyboard Shortcuts

03:03

Make photo editing within GIMP faster and easier by assigning one of your favorite image adjustment tools or filters to a keyboard shortcut.

Add a New Keyboard Shortcut to Your GIMP

1 question

Test the concepts discussed in our Introduction section to ensure you're ready to move on to the Photo Editing Basics!

In this lecture, I go over the first selection tool (the Rectangle Select tool), while also covering the purpose of selection tools and what the tool options mean for selection tools in general. Plus, I show you what each of the tool options under the Rectangle Selection Tool do to edit the settings of or enhance the performance of this commonly used tool.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Rectangle Select Tool

08:21

The ellipse select tool allows you to select areas or objects of your image by drawing an ellipse or circular selection area. This tool has all the same qualities as the rectangle select tool, apart from its shape (of course).

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Ellipse Select Tool

01:53

In this lecture, I cover the Free Select Tool (also known as the lasso tool), demonstrating how the tool can be used to freehand draw selection areas.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Free Select Tool

02:42

The fuzzy select tool allows you to select contiguous regions of color in your image - and is a great selection tool for making intelligent selections on your composition. Learn how to wield this tool to your advantage in this selection tools lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Fuzzy Select Tool

02:28

The Select by Color Tool is very similar to the fuzzy select tool, only it selects ALL instances of the color your choose throughout the image. This is a great way to single out any color or shade of color for selecting. Learn more about this tool in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Select by Color Tool

02:01

This lecture covers the Intelligent Scissors tool - yet another way to intelligently select certain pixels or areas within your image using GIMP 2.10. Learn how this tool's algorithm allows you to draw a line that "snaps" to objects in your image for a quick selection.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Intelligent Scissors Tool

02:31

The last of the selection tools, and of the intelligent selection tools, is the Foreground Select Tool. This lecture demonstrates how this tool can be used to easily select and separate foreground objects from the background. You can then use the new selection area to add a variety of effects, manipulations, adjustments, etc. to your selected object.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Tools - Foreground Select Tool

03:10

In this assignment, you'll practice using the Foreground Select Tool by removing the background of the provided image. You will also be briefly introduced to a new concept - the layer mask - in order to perform this task (I go over layer masks in more depth in a later Section/Lecture).

Remove an Image Background with the Foreground Select Tool

3 questions

The paths tool is a powerful tool found within GIMP that allows you to accurately draw curves around objects within your images. By creating paths, you are allotted more flexibility when trying to select areas of your image and apply effects or image adjustments to those areas. This is personally one of my favorite tools in GIMP.

This lecture provides the first in-depth look at the all-important Paths tool in GIMP 2.10. I talk the tool's ability to draw curves, as well as how you can find the Paths dialogue (a.k.a. Paths dock) to customize, duplicate, or perform other actions on paths you draw.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 1

04:30

It's time to dig in to using the Paths tool! I'll show you how to prepare your image for tracing with the paths tool for the best result. Plus, I cover concepts like creating anchor points between path segments, drawing curves from those segments, and creating a custom, complex shape with the tool. I will of course provide tips, insights, and useful shortcuts along the way.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 2

07:03

Drawing the path is just the beginning. In this lecture, I delve into manipulating your path after it has been drawn. I show you how to adjust the path in the Paths dialogue, and how to refine the path using anchor points and handles. The lessons learned in this video allow you to make more precise curves - upping the value of your designs.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 3

06:22

After you have drawn and refined your path, you can perform a variety of actions or apply effects to your path. I show you how to create selections from a path, which allows you to cut out complex shapes drawn with the path, plus how to export your path out of one composition and import it into another. Additionally, I introduce you to performing transformations on your path.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 4

06:14

Learn how to draw a path and stroke the path to create advanced designs with complex shapes in this lesson. You can also duplicate the path and create fills, dotted lines, and other awesome effects.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 5

06:06

In this lecture, we'll finish up our composition by applying a few more effects with the paths tool. From outlining a subject in your photo to editing an area of a photo within the path area you drew, the paths tool provides various options for compositions. I also cover a few additional concepts that are important for the paths tool that I did not cover in previous lectures.

GIMP 2.10: Master the Paths Tool Part 6

05:47

Have you now mastered the Paths tool? Time to find out with this quiz!

In this lecture, I go over three tools found in the GIMP Toolbox - including the Eyedropper tool (i.e. Color Picker), Zoom Tool, and Measure Tool. I also show you how to use the new "straighten" feature within the Measure Tool that was released as a new feature in GIMP 2.10.

The ubiquitous move tool is probably my most widely used tool when working in GIMP. The tool is a simple way to move layers around your canvas - though there are certainly some extra features built into this handy tool.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Move Tool

01:35

The alignment tool is a new tool that rolled out with GIMP 2.10 and helped make the program noticeably more powerful and useful. This tool allows you to align your active layer, as well as align multiple layers or objects at once to your canvas. There are a variety of alignment options and settings as well that enhance the functionality of this tool.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Alignment Tool

04:25

The crop tool is a simple way to crop out unwanted objects in your composition, change the aspect ratio of your image, or to shrink down the boundary of your canvas. Learn how to use this common photo editing tool.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Crop Tool

02:10

Use a combination of the straight feature found in the measure tool and the top tool to fix the crooked horizon found in the photograph for this assignment.

Fix a Crooked Photo Using GIMP

2 questions

Simply put - the rotate tool allows you to rotate your active layer. You can rotate at any minute angle, or in predetermined increments for more accuracy. You can also set the interpolation quality prior to the transformation to maintain maximum image quality once the pixels have been moved.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Rotate Tool

03:45

The scale tool allows you to scale your active image to above or below its original size on the canvas. This is not to be confused with the Image>Scale Image feature, which allows you to scale the entire composition. However, the Scale Tool also allows you to scale a path or a selection - depending on which setting you have the tool on.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Scale Tool

01:10

The shear tool, though not used in many instances, allows you to transform your image by sliding one side of the image in one direction and the other side of the image in the opposite direction (basically creating a rhombus shape).

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Shear Tool

00:35

The Handle Transform allow you to deform your layer or image via the use of handles, which you set yourself. This can create some very interesting results!

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Handle Transform Tool

01:33

The Perspective Tool allows you to easily transform the perspective of a layer, which comes in handy when you are overlaying one image on top of the other and the perspective don't match up. In this lecture, I provide an example of adding an image to a laptop screen to make it appear as if the laptop screen is displaying the image.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Perspective Tool

01:16

This lecture covers the Flip Tool, which allows you to easily flip a layer in any direction. Essentially, you are relocating pixels to the opposite side of the layer whenever you flip a layer.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Flip Tool

00:38

The Unified Transform Tool, which was added in GIMP 2.10, combines all of the most commonly used transform tools found in GIMP to create one powerful, easy to use tool. You can scale a layer, change its perspective, rotate it, and move it - all within the same tool.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Unified Transform Tool

01:59

The Cage Transform Tool can be a powerful tool for those who properly know how to use it. This tool allows you to separate an area of an image with line segments and nodes, which will then transform those areas of the image as you move the nodes to new locations. This is a great way to make transformations to objects or people within the image.

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Cage Transform Tool

02:17

This lecture covers another powerful tool that was introduced with GIMP 2.10. That is the Warp Transform tool, which allows you to warp pixels of your image in a variety of ways (i.e. enlarge, shift, shrink, etc.). This tool is definitely worth experimenting with!

GIMP 2.10 Transform Tools - Warp Transform Tool

02:15

Reinforce concepts you learned in the Transform Tools section with this Section Quiz!

In this lecture, I provide a brief introduction to the Text Tool, which I will cover in more depth in future lectures. This is a great starting point for beginners who want to get acquainted with this commonly used GIMP 2.10 tool.

GIMP 2.10: Introduction to the Text Tool

02:02

This lecture provides an introduction to the text box, as well as the two different styles of text box (dynamic vs. fixed) where you will be typing and editing your text.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Text Tool: The Text Box (Dynamic vs. Fixed)

02:24

Text layers are an important concept when it comes to creating text as they differentiate from regular layers in GIMP. In this lecture, I help you understand what makes text layers different and how not to get confused when trying edit or work with them.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Text Tool: Text Layers

01:18

There are a wide variety of things you can do to edit your text using the Tool Options, and I go through each of those things in this lecture line by line. It's time you finally knew what all of those fancy settings were for!

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Text Tool: Customizing Text With the Tool Options

10:04

The text tool box is similar to the Tool Options, though there are some slight differences between the two that are good to know (to save you hours of frustration). I cover editing your text using the floating tool box in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Text Tool: Customizing Text With the Text Tool Box

02:02

Right clicking on your text box brings up the Text Context Menu, which opens up a whole new world of possible text settings and effects. I explain each of the menu options in this lecture and demonstrate what they do to your text.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Text Tool: Text Context Menu

09:55

There are plenty of cool effects you can add to your text - including the very useful drop shadow. I show you how to add effects to your text in this lecture, while also covering any other features I have found to be important to know about the text tool that weren't already covered in this section.

This lecture puts a spotlight on the Bucket Fill tool - a crucial paint tool found in GIMP that allows you to fill in selection areas or entire layers. Aside from solid colors, you can also fill areas with patterns or apply effects before filling in an area.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Bucket Fill Tool

01:48

The gradient tool (formally known as the blend tool) allows you to use two or more colors to create a blending of colors using a variety of blend modes. GIMP 2.10 comes standard with the Live Gradient feature, which allows you to make adjustments to your gradient on the canvas prior to applying the changes. Take a look at this tool in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Gradient Tool

03:07

The pencil tool, which is the first of the brush tools, can be used to draw pixels that do not need or should not have any fuzzy edges or anti-aliasing. This is the perfect tool for pixel art!

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Pencil Tool

03:32

The paintbrush tool is one of the most important features in GIMP, and certainly one of the most commonly used. In this lecture, I provide an introduction to this versatile tool - showing off some of its powerful and practical features.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Paintbrush Tool

03:39

The next brush tool is one that removes pixels from your image moreso than draws them. I am talking, of course, about the eraser tool. There is also a hidden feature - the unerase feature - that allows you to bring pixels back once you've erased them. Get more familiar with this tool in this GIMP 2.10 lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Eraser Tool

02:29

This lecture covers the airbrush tool - a widely used brush tool made famous (and in some cases infamous) by high-fashion photo editors and magazines. From a technical standpoint, this tool is used to paint soft areas of color, including skin complexions of your subjects.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Airbrush Tool

02:21

The ink tool allows you to emulate drawing with an ink pen to create a "signature" look. Learn how to use the ink tool in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Ink Tool

01:02

The MyPaint Brush Tool is a set of artistic brushes that were added to GIMP 2.10 to give artists more choices when it comes to brush types. I provide an introduction into this feature with this lecture, showing you how to access the many brushes it comes with and how to adjust its settings.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - MyPaint Brush Tool

00:55

This lecture covers the Clone Tool, which is used to clone pixel areas in your image and paint them to a new destination area. Learn the ins and outs of this tool to clone out objects in your image for photo manipulation.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Clone Tool

03:18

Like the Clone Tool, the Heal Tool allows you to clone pixel areas from a source area and paint them on a destination area. However, this tool is a bit more sophisticated and advanced in that it uses an algorithm to use surrounding pixels from the destination area to create a better, more blended result. See this tool in action in this GIMP 2.10 lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Heal Tool

02:02

The Perspective Clone Tool works in the same way as the Clone Tool, though it also has the built-in capability of allowing you to change the perspective of the destination area where you are painting in order to match the source area's perspective to the destination area. This is great for cloning photos or areas with different perspectives.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Perspective Clone Tool

02:38

This lecture covers the Blur/Sharpen Tool, which allows you to blur or sharpen a pixel area using any of the brush heads found in GIMP. This is perfect for when you want to blur or sharpen a particular area without creating the effect over the entire image.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Blur/Sharpen Tool

00:57

This lecture covers two separate tools - the Smudge Tool, which allows you to blend neighboring pixels together as you paint to create a "smudged" effect, and the Dodge/Burn Tool. The Dodge/Burn Tool allows you to lighten or darken the pixel areas you paint with a brush head, allowing you to perform tasks such as contouring a model's complexion or adding highlights and shadows.

GIMP 2.10 Paint Tools - Smudge Tool and Dodge/Burn Tool

01:17

Test your knowledge of the paint tools found in GIMP with this short quiz!

It's time you introduced yourself to layers in GIMP! Layers are one of the most important concepts in GIMP as everything you do will take place on some kind of layer. I start this section off by defining what a layer is and how it's used in GIMP.

GIMP 2.10 Intro to Layers: What is a Layer?

02:58

In this lecture, I provide an introduction to creating a new layer in GIMP using the Create New Image and Create New Layer dialogues.

Create a New Layer Dialogue: Creating a New Composition and Layer

05:27

In this lecture, which is "Part 2" in my explanation of the Create New Layer dialogue, I go over the concept of Composite Modes. These modes include "Union," "Clip to Layer," "Clip to Backdrop," and "Intersection."

Create a New Layer Dialogue: Composite Modes

05:00

In this lecture, which is "Part 3" in my explanation of the Create New Layer dialogue, I explain the Opacity slider for making your new layer transparent or opaque, as well as the Size options for changing your layer width and height.

Create a New Layer Dialogue: Layer Opacity and Size

03:46

In this lecture, which is "Part 4" in my explanation of the Create New Layer Dialogue, I explain how to offset your new layer from the origin of your composition (the top left corner) using the Offset options.

Create a New Layer Dialogue: Layer Offset, Fill With, and Switches

04:39

In this lecture, I discuss the "layer stacking order," which determines how layers are displayed and which layer you are editing.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Stacking Order

05:24

This lecture covers the topic of creating new layers via imported images. In other words, you'll learn how to import external images from your computer into your existing GIMP compositions as layers.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Import an Image as a Layer

07:50

Want to better understand the concept of layer transparency? I highly recommend you do as it is a stepping stone to understanding more important layer concepts like layer masks and alpha channels. Learn what layer transparency is and how it effects your compositions and photo editing/manipulation.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Transparency

09:09

Test your knowledge on the Intro to Layers content!

Intro to Layers Quiz

5 questions

Alas, it is time to cover the very important topic of Layer Masks! This lecture, which introduces you to the popular feature, shows you how to add a layer mask to your layers.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Mask Introduction

05:28

Now that you have a basic understanding of layer masks, I'll show you how they can be used to create effects in your compositions - especially when using multiple layers.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Mask Effects

07:29

The next step in developing your layer mask knowledge is understanding how gradient masks can be used on layer masks to create dynamic areas of transparency and opacity. I show you how to combine the Gradient tool with the layer mask concepts you've learned up to this point.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Draw Gradients on Layer Masks

10:03

The Layer Context Menu contains many additional options for Layer Masks in GIMP. Understanding this menu can help give you more control over your layer masks, making them easy to edit, to temporarily show/hide, or to delete or edit your masks. Mast the Layer Context Menu for Layer Masks with this lecture.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Context Menu for Layer Masks

08:09

In this lecture, I explain all 7 of the layer mask types found in the Add Layer Mask dialogue when creating new layer masks. You'll finally understand what all of those layer mask options are for!

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Mask Types

17:08

In this lecture, I cover the concept of layer groups - including how to add layer masks to layer groups, and how to create nested layer groups.

GIMP 2.10 Layers: Layer Groups

10:01

The last topic for advanced layers is a handy feature called the Quick Mask. Related to layer masks, this tool allows you to quickly paint an area and turn that area into a selection or layer mask.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Layers: The Quick Mask

02:46

Remove the acne from and improve the complexion of the model in the photo using a combination of the Heal Tool, Airbrush Tool, and layers. The final photo does not need to look perfect - it just needs the acne to be minimized and the complexion made more even.

You're now familiar with layers - let's get into selection areas. This lecture covers contour lines, the lines that determine the boundary of a selection area, and marching ants, the moving dotted lines that show you where the contour line is.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Areas: Contour Lines and Marching Ants

01:47

Like all of the tools in GIMP, selection tools come with Tool Options that allow you to customize the selection areas. This feature adds functionality and flexibility to the selection tools.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Areas: Selection Tool Options

02:55

By isolating areas of your image with selections, you can keep your painting or image adjustments confined within a specific area. I cover this topic here in this lecture and show why this feature of the selection areas can create some awesome effects.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Areas: Painting and Adjusting Selection Areas

03:02

From deselecting selections, to selecting everything in your composition or image window, to drawing abstract selection areas, this lecture covers some of the more nuanced topics of basic selections.

GIMP 2.10 Selection Areas: Advanced Selections

03:57

In the previous selection areas lectures, I discussed contour lines and how they separate areas that are selected from areas that are not. In this lecture, I delve more into that concept, clarifying that contour lines actually separate pixels that are more than half selected from pixels that are less than half selected. In other words, I discuss how pixel values play a role in selection areas.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Selection Areas: Part 1

02:18

In this advanced selection areas lecture, I show you how the quick mask can be a valuable tool for previewing pixel values in a selection area, as well as determining the hardness or definiteness of the boundary of your selection area.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Selection Areas: Part 2

05:37

In this lecture, I show you how to freehand draw selection areas, important selections from one composition to another, and adjust the opacity of the areas within the selection areas you draw. Plus, I show you how to add transparency to your images and demonstrate the difference between working with an image with and without an alpha channel.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Selection Areas: Part 3

05:27

In this final advanced selection areas lecture, I demonstrate how to grow and shrink your selection areas. Plus, I show you how to invert selection areas, how to draw image borders, how to add selection areas as a layer mask, and how to use the Selection dockable dialogue.

GIMP 2.10 Advanced Selection Areas: Part 4

06:49

The Editor in Chief of Modern Architecture wants you to design one of the pages of his magazine using a photo you shot of a modern house and some text provided by one of the staff copywriters. Use the techniques you've learned up to this point in the course to complete the task!

In this lecture, I show you how to use the new Shadows-Highlights tool found in GIMP 2.10. This tool allows you to recover details in the shadows and control the highlights in your image.

GIMP 2.10: Shadows-Highlights

13:30

Learn how to color balance your image using the Color Balance Tool in GIMP. You'll learn how to adjust the colors in your shadows, midtones, and highlights using the color pair sliders for Cyan/Red, Magenta/Green, and Yellow/Blue.

GIMP 2.10: Color Balancing Your Photos with the Color Balance Tool

06:36

In this lecture, I show you how to adjust your image levels using the Levels Tool. You'll use the histogram to increase the amounts of black, grey, and white in your image for a brighter image with better contrast. Plus, I show you how to adjust the levels for each of the 3 color channels in your image to improve the overall colors of your image.

GIMP 2.10: Adjusting the Levels of Your Image

12:17

Use the Shadows-Highlights, Color Balance, and Levels tools to make adjustments to an image of a man drinking coffee at the train station, provided by a client. Use the knowledge you learned from the first 3 lectures of this section.

Using the Levels Tool to Brighten an Image

3 questions

The brightness and contrast tool is a simple version of the levels tool. I'll show you how to use this tool to quickly brighten up your image and add contrast in this lecture.

Brightness and Contrast

01:06

This lecture covers the brand new Saturation tool, which was introduced in GIMP 2.10 to isolate the saturation feature from the hue feature (which are coupled together in the Hue-Saturation tool). Learn about this great tool and how it helps bring out or tone down the intensity of colors in your images.

GIMP 2.10: Bring Out Color Intensity With the Saturation Tool

02:33

Different lighting conditions will produce different color temperatures depending on the time of day (for outside photography) or the types of light bulbs found in a room (for indoor photography). This lecture covers the theory behind color temperature, while also showing you how to adjust the color temperature of your images in GIMP 2.10.

Learn the definitions of Hue and Saturation, as well as how to use the hue-saturation tool in your GIMP toolbox. These tools add intensity to the colors in your image and can even change the overall color in your image.

Hue and Saturation

02:55

The curves tool is a sophisticated version of the brightness contrast tool and the levels tool - allowing you to adjust the brightness and contrast of pixels in your image across any tonal range. I show you how to use the curves tool for performing actions like improving the contrast of your image in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10: Adjusting the Curves of Your Image

06:12

Learn an alternative way to sharpen your images using this new tool that was introduced in GIMP 2.10! I also go over how the tool actually works, and provide some useful definitions to help you understand key concepts behind sharpening digital images.

GIMP 2.10: High Pass Filter

05:07

Sharpen your images the proper way using the unsharp mask tool in GIMP. This tool improves the quality of your image by reducing the blur.

Sharpening an Image With Unsharp Mask (GIMP 2.8)

03:34

In this lecture, I define what "Chroma" is while showing you how to use the new "Hue-Chroma" tool found in GIMP 2.10 and above.

GIMP 2.10: Hue-Chroma

05:50

You've taken a photo of the amazing colors of the changing leaves of fall - except when you upload the file to your computer and open it up, all of the colors look dull and desaturated! Now, you must make image adjustments to the photo to bring back those striking colors of the fall leaves.

Bring the Color of Fall Back!

3 questions

Learn the extremely useful airbrush and heal tools in this lecture. You'll improve the complexion of your subject while removing blemishes or imperfections in your image.

GIMP 2.10: Touching Up Your Photos With the Airbrush and Heal Tools

09:16

In this lecture, I show you how to remove large objects - in this example, a crane - from your photos using a combination of 3 built-in tools found in GIMP: the clone tool, the heal tool, and the airbrush tool. This is a useful method, especially when the object you are trying to remove has a lot going on behind it.

Remove Large Objects from Photos

22:52

GIMP 2.10 introduced a new tool called the Vignette Tool that allows you to easily add vignettes to your images. For those of you who don't know, a vignette is essentially a subtle frame that goes along the outside of your image. Vignettes are typically used to draw the viewer's eye to a particular spot in the image, or to frame the main object/subject in your photos. I show you how to use this tool to get the best out of your vignettes in this lecture.

GIMP 2.10: Frame Photos With the Vignette Tool

06:15

In this lecture, I show you how to save your files to the native .XCF file format found in GIMP to preserve your layers. I also show you how to export images and projects to a JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF and PSD.

Saving and Exporting Your Images

03:07

A client, Professional Models of Colorado (PMC), needs you to edit a photo from a recent photo shoot to post on the company's website as the "Photo of the Week." Put your skills to the test by making the requested edits to the photo provided to submit to PMC.

Professional Models of Colorado Photo Editing Assignment

2 questions

Test everything you have learned in the GIMP Photo Editing Essentials section before moving on to Scaling and Cropping!

GIMP Photo Editing Essentials Quiz

5 questions

In this bonus text lecture, you'll learn how to enhance the eyes of your subject - bringing out the natural color and opening up the "windows to the soul."

BONUS: Enhancing the Eyes

06:42

Learn how to contour facial features for a "Vogue" look in your model photos using the dodge and burn tools. These tools help enhance features like the cheekbones, jawline, and lips of your subject.